Street roots., May 23, 2014, Page 6, Image 6

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A c o m p ila tio n o f fa c ts ,
• Number of children in 2012 who
were uninsured in Oregon: 8,389
• Number of children who were in
poverty in 2012 in Oregon: 36,441
• Percent of children in Multnomah'
County child welfare custody who
are Native American: 21
• High school graduation rate for
Native Americans in Oregon: 50.8
Poets in the house
On Sunday, May 4, a group of Street Roots authors
gathered at Sisters of the Road Cafe to share their
poetry from the new Street Roots poetry anthology‘"'I
• People in Oregon who received
food stamps in March 2014:793,260
Am Not a Poet/’ The intimate event provided a
• Number of people over age 60
who received food stamps in March
2014 in Oregon: 73,845
space for reflection and connection.
“I Am Not a Poet” includes some of the best poetry
and art published in the newspaper over the last 15
years. Hard copies are available at Reading Frenzy
• Number of Oregonians under age
5 who received food stamps in
March 2014:87,624
or at iamnotapoet.org.
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* Number of animals seized or
removed from harm’s way in 2013
by Oregon Humane Society: 538
• Number of low/moderate income
parents the Black Parent Initiative
(BPI) serves annually: 255
• Percentage of parents served by
the BPI who are single parents: 70
• Hours of parent coaching provided
by the BPI annuaily: 2,000
• Number of calls to 211 Info
between October and December
2013 in Multnomah County: 15,318
• Percentage of those calls about
energy assistance: 10
• Annual average number of clear
days for Portland: 68
• Average number o f d ea r days for
month of May in Portland: 5
Source: Children First for Oregon; The
Native American Community in
Multnomah County: An Unsettling
Profile by Coalition of Communities of
Color and Portland State University;
Partners for Hunger Free Oregon;
Oregon Humane Society; Black Parent
Initiative; 211 Info; National Climatic
Data Center
Photos by AI Stem
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